The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 2, 2162
Waning Crescent
39.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 AM
3:18 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.8%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 391,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2965
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 261.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 16.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.51° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.31° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.54° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.